GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |